Classics in Translation

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Peter Jones

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Paperback / softback

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Introducing the work of 20 of the ancient world's greatest authors, this work presents brief, readable essays, fully illustrated with quotations from modern (and some ancient) translations. The writers covered include Homer, Sappho, Herodotus, the Greek tragedians, the comic poets, sexy and subtle love poets such as Catullus, and vicious but witty satirists like Martial and Juvenal.

Author Biography:

Peter Jones is co-founder of The Friends of Classics and one of the best-known figures in the teaching and appreciation of the Classics, a regular contributor to national newspapers and the author of many books and articles.

Release date Australia

November 12th, 1998

Author

Peter Jones

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

black & white illustrations

Pages

162

Dimensions

140x216x8

ISBN-13

9780715628683

Product ID

2115696

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